diff --git a/src/chainspec/mod.rs b/src/chainspec/mod.rs
index 0d3846218..07b3bd2f9 100644
--- a/src/chainspec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/chainspec/mod.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ impl EthChainSpec for HlChainSpec {
     fn bootnodes(&self) -> Option<Vec<NodeRecord>> {
         self.inner.bootnodes()
     }
-
-    fn is_optimism(&self) -> bool {
-        false
-    }
 }
 
 impl Hardforks for HlChainSpec {
@@ -102,12 +98,6 @@ impl Hardforks for HlChainSpec {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<ChainSpec> for HlChainSpec {
-    fn from(value: ChainSpec) -> Self {
-        Self { inner: value }
-    }
-}
-
 impl EthereumHardforks for HlChainSpec {
     fn ethereum_fork_activation(&self, fork: EthereumHardfork) -> ForkCondition {
         self.inner.ethereum_fork_activation(fork)
@@ -122,12 +112,6 @@ impl EthExecutorSpec for HlChainSpec {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<HlChainSpec> for ChainSpec {
-    fn from(value: HlChainSpec) -> Self {
-        value.inner
-    }
-}
-
 impl HlChainSpec {
     pub const MAINNET_RPC_URL: &str = "https://rpc.hyperliquid.xyz/evm";
     pub const TESTNET_RPC_URL: &str = "https://rpc.hyperliquid-testnet.xyz/evm";
diff --git a/src/evm/spec.rs b/src/evm/spec.rs
index 8edd9e985..b01bd2c30 100644
--- a/src/evm/spec.rs
+++ b/src/evm/spec.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 use revm::primitives::hardfork::SpecId;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[repr(u8)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Default)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub enum HlSpecId {
+    /// Placeholder for evm cancun fork
     #[default]
-    V1, // V1
+    V1,
 }
 
 impl HlSpecId {
-    pub const fn is_enabled_in(self, other: HlSpecId) -> bool {
-        other as u8 <= self as u8
-    }
-
-    /// Converts the [`HlSpecId`] into a [`SpecId`].
     pub const fn into_eth_spec(self) -> SpecId {
         match self {
             Self::V1 => SpecId::CANCUN,
@@ -23,31 +18,8 @@ impl HlSpecId {
 }
 
 impl From<HlSpecId> for SpecId {
+    /// Converts the [`HlSpecId`] into a [`SpecId`].
     fn from(spec: HlSpecId) -> Self {
         spec.into_eth_spec()
     }
 }
-
-/// String identifiers for HL hardforks
-pub mod name {
-    pub const V1: &str = "V1";
-}
-
-impl FromStr for HlSpecId {
-    type Err = String;
-
-    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        Ok(match s {
-            name::V1 => Self::V1,
-            _ => return Err(format!("Unknown HL spec: {s}")),
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<HlSpecId> for &'static str {
-    fn from(spec_id: HlSpecId) -> Self {
-        match spec_id {
-            HlSpecId::V1 => name::V1,
-        }
-    }
-}